A/N: hey, this is the the real chapter three, so i hope you enjoy it. no action yet, but this is a progressive story. but i promise that the next chapter will give you all something to cheer about. or whine, in which case i will be forced to have Fluffy attack. you will about him in the Chapter four (spoiler)

Rarity would have pushed the human all the way to their destination, had he only been the size of a pony. A thousand pound super-solder is not easy to move. The group was now making their way to where Rarity goes; they could only guess the location. Walking through Ponyville was different though.

Anthony hadn’t been in Ponyville to much, even before he went to Canterlot, so it was a different experience for the human. He was a giant walking among the ponies, but they didn’t fear him. Most of the ponies just saw him as another pony and greeted him so. The only ones who treated him different was Lyra, for certain reasons. Everypony knew she was a human enthusiast, and Anthony was in for it.

Lyra was just walking through town with Bon-bon, when she notices the lumbering giant walking. At first both of the mares just thought it was another creature Twilight and her friends found in the Everfree Forest. The two had not participated in the mob, and didn’t know the story. They were about to find out and Lyra discovered something on the creature, hands. The basic body shape also told Lyra what it was; a human was walking through Ponyville and nopony thought to tell her.

The mint green unicorn ran over to the group and stopped them dead in their tracks. The group looked at Lyra to try and determine why she was there before the looked behind them and at Anthony, that was all they needed. They all sighed, knowing Lyra would have a mountain of questions. Anthony was left to fend for himself.

“Oh my gosh, I never thought I would finally get to meet a human!” Lyra said, jumping slightly and earning a shake of the head from Bon-bon, which was readily ignored. “Hi, I’m Lyra. Oh my gosh, I’m talking to a human. Can you talk back? What’s your name?”

“Yes, I can speak, and my name is Anthony. It’s a pleasure to meet you Lyra,” Anthony said, a very polite tone even more polite then Rarity has seen in Canterlot.

“Wow, Anthony. I have so many questions for you, but I don’t know where to start?” Lyra said, holding a hoof to her head.

“Well, what about the beginning?” Anthony said, chuckling lightly. Lyra tilted her head for a second before she got it, and started to laugh a little too. “Tell you what. I’ll be in town for a few day, so tomorrow, we meet up for a drink and you can ask all the questions you want, deal?”

Lyra’s face lit up like a Christmas display. She jumped high in the air and wrapped her hooves around the Spartan’s neck, announcing that she would be there. The residents of Ponyville all looked at the spectacle, until they saw it was just Lyra reacting to a human and they all continued on their day.

Lyra finally calmed down and she and Bon-bon left together, the mint green unicorn still full of energy. Anthony shook his head and had a smile on his face, even though nopony could see it behind the visor. The group continued on walking through town, and not a pony paid them any mind. Only the occasional glance, which became a quick glare at Scarlet, before returning to their activities. The group was not hindered anymore and all arrived at Rarity’s destination, the spa. Everyone rolled their eyes, knowing that the spa was the only place that Rarity would take them.

“I should have guessed we would come here, only you Rarity,” Anthony said, shaking his head.

“What, this is the best place to rejuvenate yourself. Now come on, I’m paying and nothing will stop me,” Rarity said, walking in the door with the group close behind.

The group was instantly greeted by Aloe and Lotus, the twins looking at the group with smiles on their faces. They, too, had not been at the mob either, giving Scarlet a reprieve from evil glares. The rest of the spa was empty, giving the group the whole place to themselves. The first thing they all did was to get robes on. Anthony walked over to a far wall and away from the main group. All the girls had robes on, even Scarlet, when a loud hissing sound pierced the air. This was followed by a loud clunk.

They all looked over and saw that Anthony was now missing his chest plate, which was lying on the floor. His helmet was on a bench, along with all of his weapons. The rest of the armor mostly fell off, only able to move by the Spartan. He laid it all on the floor in an organized manner and stood there in a form fitting shirt and pants. He looked at the roves the girls had and chuckled. When he laughed, each muscle moved showing off how large each muscle was. The ponies all looked at him with a short awe before something came up.

“I don’t think that those robes will fit me. Do you have a large towel; I don’t need something to cover my whole body, just the lower half mostly?” Anthony asked, Aloe turning and grabbing one from a supply closet. He thanked her and removed his shirt, placing it next to his helmet. “Can you all turn around; I don’t see a room big enough for me to take my pants off?”

All the mares blushed and turned away, embarrassed at why he would ask them to turn. In under a few seconds he was done and had a towel around his waist, pants on his folded up shirt. His chest was bare of all hair, showing off every muscle available. They bulged and looked dense, more dense then a brick wall. He looked at all of them and shook his head, knowing why they hadn’t taken their eyes off him.

“All right, we all know I’m incredibly sexy, but need I remind that I have a relationship with Princess Luna?” Anthony said, getting all of their attention. They all blushed again and looked away from his body; Anthony just sighed and stood there. “Waiting on you,” he said, raising his hand to gesture for Aloe and Lotus to being their spa treatment.

The two spa mares led the group first to the sauna. It was a larger one then they normally used, meaning that they have had large groups before. The heat of the room was relaxing, and Anthony was actually able to sit on the bench. The rest of them kept their robes on, it being a spa thing. They all enjoyed the sweat pouring out of them, Anthony the only one not sweating. They looked at him for an answer.

“I have a high heat tolerance. My core body temperature is actually 101 at all times, so this is actually quite comfortable,” Anthony said, eyes half open. The group all nodded, not surprised anymore by the modifications Anthony has on his body.

Idle chatter was spoken by the group, mostly to catch Anthony up on the normal events that have been happening in Equestria. Twilight and Luna had found a away to close the portals and they aren’t opening anymore. A few opened up out in the Everfree Forest, but nothing has been to Ponyville or anywhere else. The rest of them haven’t done anything big, Applejack had to harvest quickly because the cooler months were on the way, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy had started dating and earned a congratulations from Anthony, Rarity had developed a new fashion line based off of Anthony’s armor for the everypony, and Pinkie has been Pinkie.

The group was eventually led out and to a row of table to have a mud mask placed on all their faces. Anthony opted out, and when asked said this, “I might be secure with my sexuality, but nothing will get me to put on a mud mask.” That ended that, even though they all tried to get him to wear one. Pinkie though was able to get it on him using some of her Pinkie magic. Anthony sighed and the others laughed, Aloe tried to place cucumbers on his eye and failed. Anthony was only going to allow the mask because it was Pinkie, but his military instinct would not allow his eyes to be covered.

Aloe and Lotus brought out files and started to file Twilight’s and Rarity’s horns, making them a finer point. Lotus filed Scarlet’s after she had finished with Rarity’s horn. The group now was ready to move on to massages.

There were only three tables, so first went Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash. The rest had to wait for them, so a question rose that Anthony was dreading.

“So, have you see Princess Luna since being banished?” Twilight asked, having seen her a month earlier. Anthony sighed and shrunk his shoulders.

“Ya, I have. That’s why I went south. She needed someone who could do the job without the loss of lives, and I was the best choose. We only talked for about ten minutes, but that was some of the best ten minutes ever. I got to see the one I love after being away from her for months, and Scarlet I know you’re probably the last one to realize this, but Luna is pregnant with my child. I’m going to be a dad,” Anthony said, a smile forming on his lips and a tear falling from his left eye. All the ponies came in for a group hug, and that was when Pinkie Pie had an idea.

“You know what this calls for? A PARTY!” Pinkie said, making everypony in the room look at her at once.

“No. Sorry Pinkie, but no parties. I think that a party would be a bad idea, and I haven’t been able to get a stiff drink for months. I also don’t like parties,” Anthony said that last part at almost unbearable levels, but Pinkie picked up on it right away.

“What?! Don’t like parties, then I’m going to have to change that mister,” Pinkie said, now sitting in front of the human.

“Fine, but after Blackwing is defeated. Then we can have as many parties as you can throw,” Anthony promised, earning a massive from Pinkie Pie.

“Okie Dokie Lokie. When might that be?” she asked.

“Probably not for another two months minimum. Could be longer,” Anthony said, setting reality back into the room. They all now knew what was going to happen in two months, Blackwing would attack. “Can we please change the subject, I hate talking about depressing issues when we’re here to relax.

“Ya, we needin to be relaxin, so how about we do just that?” Applejack said. All of them agreed, and decided to do what mares do best which was to ask about the foal.

The conversation stayed talking about the foal of the future when Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash returned. They were more relaxed and unstressed, and wondering what the conversation was about. They quickly took the place of Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight, and were now asking about the unborn foal. Anthony answered as best he could, but when they asked about names Anthony told them that it was a subject he and Luna would have to discuss. They were all finally greeted by the return of the three recent receivers, and Anthony and Scarlet went into the room to also receive their massages.

Scarlet got up on the bed, lying on her stomach. Anthony lay on a bed that was formed from putting multiple beds together to hold his form. A six foot eight human is hard to put on a bed designed for ponies. The two faced each other, and Scarlet had a forced smile on. This made Anthony curious and asked her about it.

“I’m sad and happy at the same time. Happy for you, you’re going to be a father. But I’m still upset from this morning with Silver Lining. I thought we could be together like we had planned, but that’s gone now. I removed the emotion-link, so now neither of us has to even see each other again. I miss having somepony who I can love without them eventually not loving me,” Scarlet said, no tears able to fall from her tearless eyes.

“I’m sorry. And not just about Silver, I’m sorry that we can’t be together. If the situation was different then we would, but I have a foal on the way. I also don’t feel cheating is acceptable,” Anthony said, Lotus had started to attempt massaging his massive back muscles. Aloe was working on Scarlet, who was moaning from the pleasure of the massage. Their conversation was put on hold until later.

Lotus was having a hard time with the human’s muscles and after calling for help from the third massage therapist, they both worked on him. Even with their combined efforts, not a dent could be made into the muscles.

“Don’t worry; I knew that you wouldn’t be able to do anything. My muscles are too dense. I feel fine though, what I need is a good workout, but thanks for trying,” Anthony apologized, getting up from the bed and walking back out to the lobby.

The mares wondered on why he returned early, and he just flexed his bicep on his right arm and all saw why. Big muscles made it difficult to massage, but muscles that put the strongest earth pony to shame were impossible. Anthony did drop down though and began doing push-ups. All the ponies looked at him like he was crazy. He looked up at that and smiled, knowing that look.

“If I want to relax, I need to relax my muscles. The only way to relax my muscles would be to exercise them. That’s what I’m doing here, and I think I need to up the difficulty. Pinkie, would you and Applejack get on my back?” Anthony asked, going down and holding it.

“Okie dokie,” Pinkie said, but was stopped by Applejack.

“Now hold on. How do we know that ya` can hold both a` us??” AJ asked. Anthony pushed up and held it so as to be closer to her head.

“If I couldn’t hold you, I wouldn’t ask. I can handle weights of almost a thousand pounds, so you won’t be a burden. Now will you two get on,” Anthony said, going back down and holding it. Both mares got on with little difficulty, but had a hard time both being on his back. They weren’t able to do anything as he pushed back and used his right hand to settle AJ.

Both mares looked down and saw he was using only on hand to do push-up, and wasn’t even breaking a sweat. He used his right hand to wave the others over and held himself in the down position. The rest of them looked a little uneasy about it, but eventually all except Rarity got on. She was the stubborn one.

“I am not going to help you harm yourself. And you could get all sweaty and get it on me,” Rarity said, earning a shake of the head from Anthony.

“You won’t hurt me, and I’m not going to sweat. When I was bleeding out and my whole body was bruised, I still didn’t break a sweat. You’ll be fine, so please get on. Any and all weight helps, no matter how little,” Anthony said, giving her a complement without her even knowing it. She sighed and got onto his already crowded back. She was surprised that they didn’t fall, but she place that at the balance of Pinkie and AJ and Anthony using one of his hands to keep them up.

He kept doing push-ups a good while. Scarlet had finished her massage and saw the pile up on the Spartan and took it upon herself to get on, giggling the whole time. She jumped on top and any other being would have hesitated, but not the human who kept going at full speed. He finally finished and held himself in the down position to allow them to get off. What he didn’t know was that his towel had come loose from the exertion of his body and the looseness of the fabric.

Anthony stood up and his towel fell from his waist, startling the mares. Before the towel hit the floor, it was back around Anthony’s waist. The mares all couldn’t help back having caught a glimpse of him, and all of them had a massive curiosity as to what it was he was hiding behind that towel. Anthony blushed slightly, while all the mares were blushing heavily. Lotus and Aloe walked in on the awkwardness and led the group to the next station.

This was the mud bath. They wrapped the ponies in seaweed and placed them in a bath of mud. Anthony shook his head at this. He went there to get clean and they were placing him in mud. He would never understand spa’s, and while everypony else were sitting in the mud Anthony took his weapons and did a equipment check.

The weapons were all laid out in front of him, each one set in perfect reaching distance of the Spartan. He took the SMG first and removed the magazine, silencer, barrel, stock, etc. in one move. The gun lay disassembled on the floor, in full display of all. His eyes scanned the weapon and he took a rag and cleaned out every part in quick succession. He eventually put the gun together in the same lightening speed as he took it apart.

He did the same with his handgun and sniper rifle. What he did with the pulse rifle was nothing, he just cleaned the outside and let it be. His grenades were also left alone, not able to be pulled apart and cleaned. He decided to take his four knifes and pull them out in front of him. Each was identical to the next, but each one had a certain location on his body. After a cleaning and a quick flick of the wrist, all knifes were done and placed back in their sheaths on his suit.

They mud bath now finished, the group moved through the last station quickly, it not being able to hold Anthony. It was also only made ponies, and to help with their hooves. Anthony’s nails were all good and so he placed his clothes back on, knowing that after this it would be time to leave.

With the last piece of armor on, the girls had all finished and were waiting on him. They left together most of them refreshed and ready to head on over to Applejack’s. Anthony was the only one who still felt he needed something, and that was a shower. The farm closed in and the group made their way to the barn.

“Hey, AJ. Quick question; where can I take a shower?” Anthony asked, everypony looking at him like he was crazy.

“We just came from the spa, what would you need to shower for?” Rarity asked, not thinking like him.

“I didn’t do most of what all you did. And I haven’t showered in months, the closest I’ve come to a shower was when I jumped in a lake to save an apple. To dangerous to just stop and bath, and I don’t like all that beauty stuff anyway,” Anthony admitted, removing his helmet.

“I gots a hose that ye` can use. I don’t think you’ll fit in my house,” Applejack offered.

“That’s fine, I can actually make a working shower with just a hose and colander. If you can get me a colander and a shower curtain, I can get cleaned up and meet you guys inside when I finish. Rarity, do you still have some of my clothes?” Anthony said, looking from AJ to Rarity.

“Why yes, I still do. I held onto some of them incase you ever did come back and need more. I can go get them while you’re cleaning up,” Rarity offered, earning a nod from Anthony. Applejack had already left to get the supplies for Anthony.

“I think I’ll go get Spike, I don’t think he would want to miss out on this,” Twilight said, also turning and heading back to Ponyville.

“I’ll set up the barn,” Pinkie said, sending a chill down Anthony’s spine. He had a bad idea about this, but it didn’t matter. He knew that the pink party pony would do what she wants, so he sent Scarlet to keep Pinkie from making too large of a party. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy both decided to go inside the house and say hi to the others.

Applejack came back with the supplies Anthony asked for and set up a nice outdoors shower in no time. He then shed his armor and clothing, wrapping himself in a towel provided by Applejack. The water was turned on and Anthony began to quickly wash the grim off of him. Even though he only had some shampoo and body wash provided by AJ, he still felt cleaner than he has in months.

Anthony got out of the shower quickly and found his new clothes there. Anthony dried and put on the new clothes, loving how they fit. He didn’t have Rarity make him boots, but she did make him a pair of white cotton socks that were very comfortable. The color was good too, a blue that matched that of his love. Her cutie mark was over his heart on the shirt and he couldn’t help but get emotional. He was quick to get himself composed and went to find the girls.

He found them all on the front porch, talking about something. They saw Anthony walking up in his new shirt and pants, and Rarity had a big smile on her face. Anthony walked up and asked everyone how he looked. They all voiced their approval, even Spike who was not that big into fashion anyway. Anthony then asked for a mirror and brush, and Twilight levitated the items over to him. Anthony quickly brushed his hair into a neatness, and allowed Twilight to take it back.

Anthony inspected his face and shook his head. He pulled out one of his knifes and brought it up to his face. Twilight tried to pull it away, but Anthony stopped her.

“What are you doing?” Twilight asked, she being the only one who can see what he was doing.

“Shaving. I need to shave this down, or do you want me walking around looking like wolf man?” Anthony asked, looking at her like she was crazy. Twilight just shirked away a little and allowed him to proceed. The knife was sharp and removed all the hair in just a few quick scrapes across his chin and jaw line. The human replaced his knife and was finished with the mirror.

He stood in front of his friends and they were all surprised at how good he really looked. With his hair brushed back and face clean, he was actually very hot, and all the mares noticed. Even though he was human AND in a relationship with Princess Luna, they still couldn’t help looking at him like he was candy.

“Okay, you can all stop staring. I know how I look, and you all can stop it,” Anthony said jokingly. The mares all blushed and giggled at the thought.

“Oh, yes. You might be good to look at, but how do we know you’re any good in bed?” Rainbow Dash said, a hint of seduction in her voice. She did not expect the come back.

“Right, and me getting lucky with Luna and having a massive cock don’t matter,” Anthony said, smiling devilishly. All the girls laughed and Rainbow Dash blushed harder than ever. This caused everyone to laugh really hard. Only Spike was lost.

“I don’t get it?” Spike said, his head tilted to the side.

“We’ll tell you when you’re older,” Anthony said, laughing the whole time. Eventually the laughs died and the group made their way to the barn to reveal what Pinkie had done.

The whole inside of the barn was full of streamer and balloons, cakes dotted random tables around, and Scarlet was tied up on the ceiling. She couldn’t speak and was wiggling around, trying to escape.

“Why is Scarlet hanging from the ceiling?” Anthony asked, none of them knowing why. Except for Pinkie.

“She got in the way of my party cannon. I was wondering where she went, and now we found her,” Pinkie said, smiling and thinking it was all funny. The others shook their heads and Twilight levitated Scarlet down from the rafters. Anthony removed the streamer over her mouth and Scarlet took in a massive breath of air.

“Oh thank you. I almost forgot what the air tasted like. She is crazy, why hasn’t she been admitted yet?” Scarlet asked.

“Admitted where?” Pinkie asked, tilting her head a little.

“Nothing, Pinkie. Just don’t worry about it,” Anthony said, turning back to Scarlet. “Are you okay?”

“Ya, I’m fine. It takes a lot more than being tied up to stop me,” Scarlet said, her breathing back to normal.

“Good, now Pinkie. I thought I said no parties?” Anthony asked, trying to fond the party pony. Pinkie then appeared on his shoulder and started talking.

“Yep, but I decided to throw a friend party with only the nine of us,” Pinkie said, a smile covering her whole face. Anthony sighed in defeat, for only Pinkie would be able to make a party for nothing.

“Fine, but I think we need to get some drinks, don’t you?” Anthony stated, hoping they knew the types of drinks he meant.

“We all ready have punch, what other types of drinks would you like?” Spike asked.

“Drinks like Vodka, tequila, beer, etc. any of those will do,” Anthony said, earning concerned looks from the other ponies. Even Scarlet had a look of concern on her face.

“Um, are you sure that you still want to drink those? Remember what happened last time?” Twilight attempt to convince Anthony out of it.

“Yes, and I remember that all of you couldn’t hold your liquor and I had to be the one to carry most of you home. That was before we got captured, but still. These drinks are only for me, I won’t share unless you want some,” Anthony said, reassuring the mares. They were still apprehensive toward alcohol, but were willing to allow the human to have some.

Applejack went in the house and asked Big Mac if he would go and by the different drinks for Anthony. It took some convincing when he learned how much drink was going to one being, but he eventually gave in. he trotted into town and the friends all started the party. Minutes later, Big Mac had returned with the liquor and gave it to the human, before returning to the house to get some sleep.

Rainbow Dash and Scarlet had decided it would be fun to see if anypony knew who was who, as Scarlet had transformed into Rainbow Dash. Only Anthony knew because of his hyper active mind, but no other pony knew. Both Rainbow said that Scarlet would not change back until somepony guessed who the real Rainbow was. This lasted the whole party with nopony able to agree.

Rarity and Spike both sat down and talked about something, Anthony could have listened in but chose not to. Their conversation was their own.

Applejack was arm wrestling both of the Rainbows to see who was who, but she could not tell a difference. She eventually gave up on that plan of action.

Fluttershy was sitting next to Anthony, uncertain of what to do. Anthony poured himself a drink and knocked it back. He poured himself another, and offered a taste to Fluttershy.

“Oh, no thank you. I wouldn’t want you to go without it,” Fluttershy weakly attempted to say no, but Anthony didn’t push. If she wanted some, she would accept some other time.

The Scarlet Dash flew over and landed between Fluttershy and Anthony, causing Fluttershy to squeak and Anthony to take another sip of his drink.

“Hey Fluttershy, what’s up?” Scarlet Dash asked, making a perfect impression of Rainbow. Anthony inwardly chuckled, knowing what might happen next.

“Oh, nothing. Just sitting here, enjoying watching you and Scarlet fool everypony,” Fluttershy said, thinking she was talking to the real RD.

“And how do you know I’m the real Rainbow Dash? What if I’m actually Scarlet and I’m just trying to confuse you?” Scarlet said, keeping the Rainbow talk authentic.

“Well, um, I, uh. Eeep,” Fluttershy said, not knowing what to think. Scarlet just laughed and flew off, finding the real Rainbow and conversing with her.

“Don’t worry, their doing it just for some laughs. No harm there, but do be careful on which one you go home with. One will kiss you on the neck, the other one might bite you on the neck. I know who is who, so I won’t let you go home with the wrong one. I promise,” Anthony said, cheering up Fluttershy.

“Oh, thank you,” Fluttershy said, going back to being her quiet self. Anthony chuckled at that, thinking it a little cute.

Pinkie Pie got up on stage, which was just noticed by that Spartan. This surprised even him, but he put it off as Pinkie being Pinkie. She had a turn table and speakers up, ready to blare music, but turned it down. She knew a loud party this wasn’t. She started playing some dance music, which everypony got up and started dancing.

Both Rainbows danced together, the two mimicking each other. Rarity and Spike danced together, Spike not knowing how to dance and Rarity complaining about the type of music. Applejack and Pinkie Pie danced near each other, both using their powerful earth pony muscles. Twilight was very good at dancing, and kind of stayed of to the side. Fluttershy was no where near the dance floor. Anthony was enjoying just sitting and drinking some Vodka.

The party was going well, until Pinkie thought it would be a good idea for Anthony to go up and sing. He instantly fought this, even though he knew he was going to lose.

“I am not singing.”

“Why not? You did at that one club in Canterlot.”(Twilight)

“That was different.”

“So, it’s not like you have a bad singing voice, darling”(Rarity)

“That’s not why.”

“Then what is it silly?”(Pinkie Pie)

“I don’t feel up to it.”

“Now there be no lyin` around here, so what’s the problem?”(Applejack)

“Come on, that was some good singing you did back in Canterlot.”(Both Rainbow Dash)

Anthony knew he was defeated. Everypony had made valid reason on why he should, and he couldn’t come up with a good enough reason on why not. He sighed and conceded to his friends.

“Fine, I’ll sing. But I pick the songs,” Anthony said, walking up to the stage. He pulled out his Ipod, which was hidden in one of his pockets the whole time, and plugged it into the music jack on the turn table. He shuffled through the songs, not letting anypony see what he was doing. He finally found a song he thought they might like.

“Okay, I found a song that you might like. If you don’t, then sorry,” Anthony said, plugging in his Ipod in the Auxiliary jack. He grabbed the microphone and a guitar and placed the mic on the mic stand. He adjusted it and strummed the guitar to make sure the strings were properly tight.

He strums the guitar to start the first note and keeps it the solid single held note; he strums on occasion to keep the note going. The cymbals in the background got heard, and then the bass came into play. It had set the rhythm, and the lead guitar played forward, Anthony keeping with the rhythm guitar.

Both guitars followed the bass, and the drums followed the guitars. The whole array of instruments played together to form the heavy beat of music. Anthony was not paying any attention to the ponies and focusing on the guitar. Anthony got close to the mic and started singing, his voice deep and sure. [Link]

At the last lyric, Anthony pulled the strings on the guitar. This allowed his hands to leave the guitar and he adjusted the mic to sing better in it. He quickly placed his hands on the guitar and continues playing.

Anthony then broke into the guitar solo, moving from the mic and playing. His hands flew across the guitar, meeting each and every note that was to be played. The solo wasn’t the longest, but was still really good and the mares enjoyed it. The solo ended and Anthony hit the note to keep the guitar playing a singular, sustained note. He then got close to the mic and sung low and quieter.

…The song quickly returned to the original instruments…

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With the end of the song, Anthony earned an appluase from the small group of friends. He was a small sheen of sweat on his brow, but was happy for a change. He took off the guitar and placed it back on the stand where it belongs.

“I have one more song to play. The last song was by Metallica, but this next song is by a rapper called Eminem. This is not the same style, so I hope you enjoy,” Anthony said, pressing a few things on his Ipod and removing the mic from the stand.

The synthetic guitar played the bass coming in with a slight hesitation. When the first drum hit, Anthony began singin. [Link]

The instruments kept playing, none of them paying it any attention as they all applauded again. Anthony now unplugged his Ipod and jumped down from the three foot high stage. All the ponies got around him and grabbed in a big group hug. He was startled, but didn’t mind. The ponies finally broke the hug and Twilight was the first to speak.

“Wow, I remember you had talent, but not like that,” the lavender unicorn said, earning nods from all the others. Scarlet was in shock that this behemoth of a creature was so diverse in many subjects. She knew nothing about him, and that just increased her feelings about him.

“I like your singing, darling, but did that first song have to be so heavy. Not that I’m complaining, just why do you humans have such heavy songs?” Rarity asked, knowing that all the others had been thinking the same thing.

“Actually, there are hundred of thousands of songs out, and more are being made everyday. It’s just that I prefer bands like Metallica, Def Leppard, Mercyful Fate, and Five Fingered Death Punch. That’s why you girls of only heard that type of music, except for when I sang ‘Sing for the Moment’ by Eminem. That is one of the few non-metal people I listen to, but don’t worry. I am not evil, just like that type of music,” Anthony said, chuckling lightly at the end.

“That’s fine, just warn us next time please,” Rarity asked.

“Of course, now what other things did you plan Pinkie? Pinkie?” Anthony asked, looking around for the pink manned pony. They all looked for her, and found that Pinkie Pie had accidentally gotten into Anthony’s drinks. She had consumed much of the liquuor and was passed out on a hay bale.

They group ran over to check on her, Anthony checking her pulse. He sighed and looked back up at the friends.

“She’s fine. Good strong pulse, but I think that she consumed enough alcohol to choke a horse. When she wakes up, she with have the mother of all migraines. I recommend no sugar and lots of water. Applejack, will you be kind enough to allow her to stay with you? I think that it’s late and I need to sleep. I’ll stay here in the barn, goodnight girls,” Anthony said, waving the confused ponies away. They all said their goodbyes, and Scarlet changed back into her unicorn form. She stayed behind with Anthony, saying something about needing to talk with him. When the barn door closed, Scarlet turned to the human and asked him something.

“We both know that you’re not going to get to sleep, so why end the party?”

“Because, I think we need to talk,” Anthony said.

Canterlot Castle

Luna’s night had taken over the city and the royal family all sat at a table together, enjoying their meal, or most of them were. Celestia was present, so that meant that Luna was not talking to her. Blueblood was also present, so Cadance wasn’t speaking to him either. The talking was more between Luna and Cadance, with Celestia or Blueblood commenting on something and being promptly ignored.

The meal was fine and all gave their compliments to the cooks. After the meal was finished, Luna and her niece left together. This left Celestia alone with Blueblood, and the princess too left. As Celestia left, she ran into one of Luna’s Night Guards on patrol. The Day Guards had been relieved for the night, so Celestia now felt that Luna had finally become a true ruler of Equestria.

“Excuse me, but has Captain Armor returned yet?” Celestia asked the guard, not hoping he was back.

“No ma’am. Him and his scouts are still out. They’re not to return until tomorrow afternoon, ma’am. Is there anything else I can help you with?” the guard asked. Celestia released a sigh of relief and dismissed the guard.

The princess of the sun returned to her room, thinking that she had removed Anthony permanently. She knew Luna would be sad, but she thought it would be for the best. What Celestia didn’t know wasn’t going to hurt her.

Shining Armor and his chariot had landed in the out skirts of Canterlot, so as not to alert anyone of their presence. It took some convincing, but the griffins agreed to remain in the general area of the chariot. Shining Armor then left and headed toward Canterlot, he had a report to give to one of the two princesses. The walk was short and easy, so he made good time making it to Princess Luna’s chambers.

At her chamber door were two of her Night Guards, but that paid Shining no mind as he knocked on the door.

“Come in,” came a reply from inside the room. The voice made Shining’s heart flutter as he recognized the voice as his wife, Princess Cadance. Shining Armor walked in and closed the door behind him. He saw Luna and Cadance both sitting on the floor, each giggling about something.

“What are you two laughing about?” Shining asked, curiosity getting him.

“Oh, nothing important. Luna just has been asking some things about our relationship, and I was just telling her about my side. Your side doesn’t matter as much,” Cadance said, both her and Luna giggling what she had said at the end. Shining Armor just shook his had at the two fully grown mares giggling like little school fillies.

“And we decided to compare some activities just before you entered,” Luna said, making Shining tilt his head in confusion.

Anthony hadn’t been here long, what could they have possibly done that we hadn’t? They haven’t been on any dates, or gone to do anything that me and Cadance have done. So what have they…oh. Shining Armor’s face turned bright red as he realized that Cadance and Princess Luna had been talking about their sex life.

Both mares busted out laughing as they saw his face and knew he had figured it out. Shining Armor then got mad, which didn’t help as both mares laughed even more at him. They finally calmed down long enough for him to speak.

“And do I want to know anything that was spoken?” he asked, hoping that there wasn’t.

“Well, Luna here only had sex with him once, but she told me how large he was and reminded her of the old times. He’s even larger than you, if my aunt is to be believed,” Cadance spoke, throwing a jab at both parties.

“And what makes you think dear niece that I would lie? I have been nothing but truthful with you,” Luna played along with her niece, both of them giggling again. Shining shook his head at his own stupidity, but he knew that he had something to do.

“Okay, okay. So you two get a laugh at my expense, thanks. But now I think it’s time to get serious,” Shining Armor said, earning a whine from the mares, but he held his ground.

“Fine, I guess that since you’re here early that Anthony was there?” Luna asked Shining Armor.

“Yep, and he had already made a report for me. Here,” Shining Armor said, levitating the report over the Luna. She took the report and read over it, frowning at it. Cadance looked at it over Luna’s shoulder, her face showing shock on it.

“Is this accurate?” Cadance asked her husband.

“Yes, he told me it was. He wasn’t able to get exact numbers, but he has ruff estimates. On the back is a more disturbing report though.” Both mares looked at the back and read what was there. Cadance placed a hoof over her mouth, and Luna’s frown turned into a scowl.

“This is not good,” Luna said, levitating it back to Shining Armor.

“I know, but we have time to prepare. They won’t be moving for at least two months.”

“November? But why move then, wouldn’t it be better to move when it’s warm?” Cadance asked.

“I know, I thought about that two. Who would move an army in the colder months?”

“Because either they believe they will win in a short period of time, or they don’t care on what happens to the army. And the only way Blackwing would think of that is if he has the power to defeat both me and my sister, and that Anthony is not here,” Luna said, earning an alarmed look from Cadance.

“How can anypony be more powerful than both of you? And even if they are, wouldn’t the Elements of Harmony be enough to defeat them?” Cadance asked, hoping there was still a hope.

“Maybe, but he would be prepared for the Elements. He would know that he would need to get rid of at least one of the bearers to remove them from the equation. Oh no, we have to warn Twilight and the others,” Luna said, quickly getting back up. This unfortunately didn’t agree with her and she had to hold down her dinner.

“I don’t think we need to worry about that. Anthony had written a separate note that he would be in Ponyville for a few days and placing sensors to alert him if anything was to happen. And he also told me to tell you he loves you, Luna,” Shining Armor said, earning a sigh and smile from the lunar princess.

“Good, so now all we have to do is build up an army to combat Blackwing’s. I hope Celestia will agree to this tomorrow when you deliver this report to her.”

“As do I, but now I need to get back to the chariot. We’re on the outskirts of town, so I need to insure that the griffins don’t rat me out. Good night you two,” Shining Armor said, leaving the room after the mares said there good byes.

As the two sat in the room alone, they couldn’t get back to the fun they were having earlier. The news had been bad, and they couldn’t do anything about it. Cadance might be able to help fight, but Luna would be eight months into her pregnancy and not be going through stressful situations, so fighting was out of the question. Cadance said her good nights and left to her room, leaving the princess alone with her thoughts.

I hope Anthony can combat this being when the time comes, but will he be able to win? Will he be able to fight both the new Nightmare Moon and Blackwing, or will he fail? He had better come out of that when the time comes, or I’ll kill him. Luna thought, giggling at the end. The princess went about the rest of her night as she always had, and got to doing the paper work.

Blackwing’s Army

Blackwing laid in his bed, protected from the elements by his tent, with a room full of unconscious mares. He had spent the night getting pleasured by each and everyone of them, finally leaving after they had all been spent from the work of it. He inspected the mass of tents that was his army and smiled.

He had spent the last year on building a way to end the alicorn sisters’ rule over Equestria, and soon his planning would bear the fruit of his labors. He had no fear of Princess Luna fight because of her pregnancy. Celestia would be difficult, but would soon fall under his power to. What had him irked was the human.

The human had destroyed the base he had in Canterlot, thus forcing him to leave the city. The human’s strength was not known to the black alicorn in anyway, and that scared him.

Blackwing shook his head at the thought of somepony actually being able to scare him, but he knew that that human was going to be a game changer. He had to go, but Celestia had banished him. None have had contact with him for months, and none knew how to find him.

“My lord,” a voice rang out from behind him. Blackwing turned and saw it to be one of his scouts.

“What is it?” Blackwing said, anger in his voice from being interrupted in his thoughts.

“The human has been located my lord. He is in a town by the Everfree Forest called Ponyville,” the scout said.

“Good, prepare the Task Force and have them go remove the human,” Blackwing said, a smile forming on his face.

“Yes, my lord. It will be done,” and the scout ran off to do as he was told. Blackwing smiled as he looked upon his army.

“Yes, it will be done. And then none will stand in my way to eradication of the rest of my enemies.”